"Back to Back Ned Kelly Games in 54mm" Topic
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Nick Stern  | 16 Nov 2019 9:21 a.m. PST |
Last week I ran two back to back games at my club. The scenario was based on Australian Bush Ranger Ned Kelly's last stand at Glenrowan in 1880. Ned and three members of his gang, wearing homemade armour, planned to derail a train carrying State Police, meanwhile holding twenty or so civilian hostages in the railway hotel . The derailment was foiled by a hostage who escaped in time to warn the driver of the train. The police constables immediately laid siege to the gang in and around the hotel. When firing at the gang, there was a small percentage chance that a missed shot would enter the hotel and hit a hostage, as actually happened. In our two games, this did not seem to effect the police ability or desire to fire was much and as often as possible! I used two popular rules sets for 1 man = 1 miniature shootout rules, first Fistful of Lead and second, Dead Man's Hand. Both delivered exciting and quick games. Dead Man's Hand is a little more complex and the six players seemed to enjoy the extra complexity. In the first game, the game ended when one of the Kelly gang and Ned Kelly himself were killed. In the second game, Ned Kelly survived and managed to kill the leader of police, so we gave that game to the Kellys. In the photos, the ones with playing cards next to the figures are from the second, Dead Man's Hand Game. Note: when in the bush, the State Police wore civilian dress, so I was able to leverage my Boers for another period.
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| nnascati | 16 Nov 2019 9:26 a.m. PST |
Nick, the Kelly gang looks great, where did you find them? Are those the Boers you got from me ages ago? |
| Nick Stern | 16 Nov 2019 10:20 a.m. PST |
Hi Nick, I could only find one casting of Ned Kelly in 54mm link of the other three, two are bandits from Britains Deetail with Deetail knight bucket helmet head swaps and green stuff armored vests. The last figure is a gunfighter from Austin Miniatures wearing a duster with the same bucket helmet head swap and armor. Yes, those are the Boers you sold me. Nice to get double duty from them. |
| nnascati | 16 Nov 2019 11:06 a.m. PST |
They look terrific. The armor looks homemade, as it should. |
| gavandjosh02 | 17 Nov 2019 2:33 p.m. PST |
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photographs the same figure, with different cameras and equipment.